Date of Adoption: October 14, 1999.

Purpose: Revision to WAC 136-130-070, the rural arterial program.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 136-130-070.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 36.79 RCW.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 99-17-039 on August 12, 1999.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

November 8, 1999

J. Weber

Executive Director

OTS-3327.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 99-01-021, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99)

WAC 136-130-070
Project prioritization in southwest region (SWR).

Each county in the SWR may submit projects requesting RATA funds not to exceed thirty percent of the SWR biennial apportionment.  No bridge replacement projects will be funded.  Each project shall be rated in accordance with the SWR RAP rating procedures.  SWR RAP rating points shall be assigned on the basis of fifty road condition points, consisting of twenty-five points for structural condition and twenty-five points for surface condition, ((thirty)) fifty points for geometrics, ten points for traffic volume and ten points for traffic accidents, except that portland cement concrete surfaces and asphalt surfaces with cement concrete bases shall have fifty points for road surface condition and no points for structural condition and except that gravel roads shall have thirty-five points maximum for surface condition, and fifteen points maximum for roadbed width in geometrics and no other geometric points.  Prioritization of SWR projects shall be on the basis of total SWR RAP rating points shown on the project worksheets and the prospectus form of the project application.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.79 RCW.  99-01-021, § 136-130-070, filed 12/7/98, effective 1/7/99.  Statutory Authority: RCW 36.79.060.  92-13-038 (Order 88), § 136-130-070, filed 6/10/92, effective 7/11/92.  Statutory Authority: RCW 36.79.060 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 49.  90-22-083 (Order 82), § 136-130-070, filed 11/6/90, effective 12/7/90.  Statutory Authority: Chapter 36.78 RCW.  88-05-040 (Order 68), § 136-130-070, filed 2/16/88; 86-06-005 (Order 61), § 136-130-070, filed 2/20/86; 84-16-065 (Order 56), § 136-130-070, filed 7/30/84.]

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